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G. FLWORNSTAFF. COMBINED FLOUR BIN AND DOUGH BOARD. No. 555,549.

Patented Mar. 3, 1896.

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ANDREW B ERAHAMJHUTO'UTHQWASHINGTON DYC UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

GEORGE F. woENs'rAEE', 0E FORT sco'rr, KANSAS.

COMBINED FLOUR-BIN AND DOUGH-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 555,549, dated March 3,1896.

Application filed September 26, 1894:. Serial No. 524,192. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE F.WORNSTAFF, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of Fort Scott, in the county of Bourbon andState of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inKitchen-Cabinets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inkitchen-cabinets; and my invention consists in certain features ofnoveltyhereinafter described and claimed.

Figure I is a front elevation of my improved kitchen-cabinet. Fig. II isan end view, partly in cross-section, showing a bin open in dottedlines. Fig. III is a plan View showing the dough or kneading board outfor use. Fig. IV is a plan view showing a bin open. Fig. V is aperspective view of a hinge upon which the bins are carried.

Similar reference-numbers refer to similar parts throughout the severalviews.

1 is the frame.

2 2 are bins.

3 are hinges by which the bins are carried on and supported in theframe. Said hinges are of peculiar construction, as shown in Fig. V, andconsist of an angle-piece having a horizontal part 4 adapted to besecured to the frame, and a vertical part 4 provided with the bench 5 atits lower end, having a recess 6, and a T-shaped detachable piece havinghorizontal part 7 adapted to be secured to a bin, and a vertical part 7also adapted to be sesured to the bin, provided with'an extension 8,reduced in. width and adapted to engage the recess 6 in the bench 5.

9 is a segmental cover over the rear portion of the bin to prevent theoverflow of the contents upon the sudden or abrupt closing thereof.

10 are segmental metal strips along the sides of the bin 2,.havingnotches 11 therein with which engage the spring catches or detents 12when the bin is open.

13 are enlarged portions of said strips extending beyond the bin andprovided with the shoulders 14, forming a stop against the frame whenthe bin is closed, the bin being retained in its closed position by theweight of the material therein.

15 is the dough or kneading board which is pivoted upon the pin 16within a recess 1 beneath the top 1 of the cabinet, said pin beingsecured by flanges thereon to the under side of the cross-piece 17, asshown in Fig. II.

18 is a drawer located under the bin 2, and 18 are drawers locatedbeneath the bin 2.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as newtherein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. Akitchen-cabinet comprising a frame, a bin and a hinge whereby thebin is supported in the frame; said hinge consisting of an angle -piecesecured to the frame having the bench 5 formed with the recess 6, andthe T- shaped piece 7 secured to the bin formed with the extension 8thereon engaging in the recess in the bench; substantially as shown anddescribed and for the purpose set forth.

2. The hinge consisting of the angle-piece adapted to be secured to theframe, the bench 5 thereon having the recess 6, the T-shaped piece 7adapted to be secured to the bin and the extension 8 thereon adapted toengage in the recess in the bench; substantially as shown and describedand for the purpose set forth.

3. A kitchen-cabinet comprising a frame 1, a swinging bin 2, hinged tothe frame and provided with a notched segmental guide-strip 10 formedwith an enlarged portion 13 and shoulder l4, and a catch 12;substantially as described.

4. A kitchen-cabinet comprising a frame 1, a swinging bin 2 and a hinge,whereby the bin is detachably secured to the frame con-' sisting of anangle-piece formed with a horizontal part 4 secured to the frame, avertical part 4 having a bench 5 at its lower edge provided with arecess 6, and the T-shaped piece formed with a horizontal part 7, and avertical part 7 a secured to bin, and a reduced extension 8 on thevertical part engaging in the recess of the bench; substantially asdescribed.

GEORGE F. WORNSTAFF. W'itnesses:

W. A. PRATZ, O. F. EBERLE.

